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Gestural Abstraction

The phrase gestural abstraction refers to a way of making art - not what necessarily gets painted, but how it does.  By abandoning the application of paint to a surface in a controlled and premeditated way, gestural painters apply paint intuitively, physically, by dripping, splattering, pouring, smearing or throwing it at the surface itself. What matters to the gestural abstraction painters then isn't the paint but the physicality, honesty, intuition and deep personal expression. This in turn leads to the artist abandoning a focus on subject matter, turning inward for inspiration. As such, the act of painting itself becomes the subject. Willem de Kooning, Lee Krasner and Franz Kline led this movement from the 1940s onwards, with Jackson Pollock undoubtedly being the most notable with his pierced paint tins, dripping across the surface of Number 1A, 1948 (1948).  Abstract gestural painters explore their deepest emotions and they express that part of themselves during the physical act of painting. Pollock would later note that he had no fears about making changes to a painting, because, he said, the work has a life of its own. The painting itself is a relic of the action, it is a recording of the gestures made. Still influencing artists today, the likes of Caroline Vis and Sebastien Desnos (s3b desnos) both reference Pollock in their work, either echoing the expression of emotion or indeed as Desnos puts it, “action painting."

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Painting, Claim 155, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 155

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 70 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€950

Painting, Abstract No. 87, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 87

Gina Vor

Painting . 39.5 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.6 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch

€200

Painting, Melting 5, Gina Vor

Melting 5

Gina Vor

Painting . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€150

Painting, Cold Blossom, Gina Vor

Cold Blossom

Gina Vor

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€300

Painting, Pierrot, Marco Saporiti

Pierrot

Marco Saporiti

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€350

Painting, Splash 51, Mark Hellbusch

Splash 51

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Splash 49, Mark Hellbusch

Splash 49

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Sensuality, Juliana Haggoo

Sensuality

Juliana Haggoo

Painting . 150 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€5,400

Painting, Claim 126, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 126

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 120 x 110 x 1.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 43.3 x 0.6 inch

€1,680

Painting, RE18, Mark Hellbusch

RE18

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 90 x 120 x 1.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.6 inch

€2,200

Painting, Fascination, Marta Zawadzka

Fascination

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 195 x 195 x 3 cm Painting . 76.8 x 76.8 x 1.2 inch

€6,700

Painting, Luminous beginnings, H-Nguyen

Luminous beginnings

H-Nguyen

Painting . 75 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,960

Painting, Growing garden II, H-Nguyen

Growing garden II

H-Nguyen

Painting . 75 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,360

Painting, Inner Rythmes, H-Nguyen

Inner Rythmes

H-Nguyen

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,360

Painting, Pray in the sun, H-Nguyen

Pray in the sun

H-Nguyen

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,960

Painting, Nostalgia, H-Nguyen

Nostalgia

H-Nguyen

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,960

Painting, Miracle, Marta Zawadzka

Miracle

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 200 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€6,700

Painting, Those Eyes, Newel Hunter

Those Eyes

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,853

Painting, Summer's end, H-Nguyen

Summer's end

H-Nguyen

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,760

Painting, Flow, H-Nguyen

Flow

H-Nguyen

Painting . 73 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,260

Painting, Flow II, H-Nguyen

Flow II

H-Nguyen

Painting . 95 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 37.4 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,260

Painting, Maria, Marta Zawadzka

Maria

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 200 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€6,900

Painting, Lunar dream, Marta Zawadzka

Lunar dream

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 130 x 180 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

€6,600

Painting, My dream, Marta Zawadzka

My dream

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 100 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

€6,400

Painting, Elysium IV, H-Nguyen

Elysium IV

H-Nguyen

Painting . 73 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 28.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,580

Painting, Melody blue, H-Nguyen

Melody blue

H-Nguyen

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,480

Painting, Whispers, H-Nguyen

Whispers

H-Nguyen

Painting . 73 x 73 x 3 cm Painting . 28.7 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,580

Painting, Elysium I, H-Nguyen

Elysium I

H-Nguyen

Painting . 75 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,580

Painting, Meadow of joy, Marta Zawadzka

Meadow of joy

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 210 x 255 x 3 cm Painting . 82.7 x 100.4 x 1.2 inch

€7,650

Painting, Menton, Marta Zawadzka

Menton

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 130 x 180 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

€7,250

Painting, Bestia-II, Stanislav Bojankov

Bestia-II

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,100

Painting, Atelier, Stanislav Bojankov

Atelier

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting . 80 x 58 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Big eyes, Marta Zawadzka

Big eyes

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 160 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€6,000

Painting, Rainbow hair, Marta Zawadzka

Rainbow hair

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 130 x 180 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

€6,600

Painting, Birds ad fishes, Tic

Birds ad fishes

Tic

Painting . 145 x 205 x 0.1 cm Painting . 57.1 x 80.7 x 0 inch

€1,500

Painting, Ciseaux, Apo

Ciseaux

Apo

Painting . 21 x 14.8 x 0.05 cm Painting . 8.3 x 5.8 x 0 inch

€100

Painting, Claim 100, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 100

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 110 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

€2,700

Painting, Feeling good, H-Nguyen

Feeling good

H-Nguyen

Painting . 95 x 95 x 3 cm Painting . 37.4 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,880

Painting, Claim 121, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 121

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

€2,340

Painting, Monitor, Newel Hunter

Monitor

Newel Hunter

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch

€1,220

Painting, One Last Hero, Newel Hunter

One Last Hero

Newel Hunter

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch

€1,265